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Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market

By Liz Szabo 5:00 AM EDT

Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous
nicotine inside.

‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of
Care

By Carly Graf 5:00 AM EDT

Opponents of the wave of state legislation say the measures place health
providers’ preferences over patients’ rights.

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

By Arthur Allen Aug 2

The annual cost of lecanemab treatment quadruples if the expense of brain scans
to monitor for bleeds and other associated care is factored in. The full
financial toll likely puts it beyond reach for low-income seniors at risk of
Alzheimer’s, experts say.

Payback: Tracking Opioid Cash

Repeating History: California County Plugs Budget Gap With Opioid Settlement
Cash

By Aneri Pattani Aug 2

State attorneys general vowed that opioid settlement funds — unlike the tobacco
settlement of the 1990s — would go toward tackling the underlying crisis. But in
Mendocino County, officials have found a way to use some of its share to help
fill a budget shortfall — a throwback to what agreement architects hoped to
avoid.

Black Women Weigh Emerging Risks of ‘Creamy Crack’ Hair Straighteners

By Ronnie Cohen Aug 1

Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to
straighten their hair. But mounting evidence shows chemical straighteners —
products with little regulatory oversight — may pose cancer and other health
risks.

Epidemic: Do You Know Dutta?

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To Protect a Mother’s Health: How Abortion Ban Exemptions Play Out in a
Post-‘Roe’ World

Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records and Bill You for Their Care

Sen. Sanders Says Millions of People Can’t Find a Doctor. He’s Mostly Right.

His Anesthesia Provider Billed Medicare Late. He Got Sent to Collections for the
$3,000 Tab.

Journalists Explore Shortage of Foster Care Sites and Prevalence of Covid
Misinformation

In Wisconsin, Women’s Health Care Is Constricted by an 1849 Law. These Doctors
Are Aghast.

Texan Activists Thirst for a National Heat Standard to Protect Outdoor Workers

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PAYBACK: TRACKING THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT CASH

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Meet the People Deciding How to Spend $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash

By Aneri Pattani Jul 10

As settlement dollars land at the state level, state councils wield significant
power in determining how the windfall gets spent. And, though they will likely
include the most knowledgeable voices on addiction, these panels also face
concerns about conflicts of interest and other issues.


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A Rural County’s Choice: Use Opioid Funds to Pay Off Debt, or Pay Them Forward
to Curb Crisis

$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We’re Tracking How It’s
Spent.

Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid
Settlement Funds


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 * Infectious-Disease Expert Jeanne Marrazzo To Succeed Fauci At NIH 8:26 AM EDT

 * For A Blip In Time, Uninsured Rate Hits All-Time Low 8:26 AM EDT

 * Covid's Summer Spike Is Driving Up Hospitalizations 8:26 AM EDT

 * Tydemy Birth Control Pills Recalled Over Concerns Of Lower Effectiveness 8:26
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 * Medicare Could Save $245B Over A Decade If It Covered Obesity Drugs 8:26 AM
   EDT

 * Study Links Delayed Medical Device Recalls To CEOs' Share Holdings 8:26 AM
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Eradicating Smallpox

Season two of the Epidemic Podcast is a journey to South Asia during the last
days of variola major smallpox. It tells the story of the determined public
health workers who helped wipe smallpox from the Earth. Céline Gounder revisits
that success in search of lessons for the next public health crisis.

Cost and Coverage of the Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

The FDA’s approval is viewed as groundbreaking, but many details still must be
figured out.

Look Up Your Hospital

Is it being penalized by Medicare?

Black Women Weigh Emerging Risks of ‘Creamy Crack’ Hair Straighteners

Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to
straighten their hair. But mounting evidence shows chemical straighteners —
products with little regulatory oversight — may pose cancer and other health
risks.

A Year With 988: What Worked? What Challenges Lie Ahead?

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, a national hotline, reached its first-year
milestone this month.

Diagnosis: Debt

A reporting partnership between KFF Health News and NPR exploring the scale,
impact, and causes of medical debt in America.


Faces of Medi-Cal

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A Mom Owed Nearly $102,000 for Hospital Care

Her state attorney general said to pay up.


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MORE CALIFORNIA COVERAGE

 * Repeating History: California County Plugs Budget Gap With Opioid Settlement
   Cash Aug 2

 * Black Women Weigh Emerging Risks of ‘Creamy Crack’ Hair Straighteners Aug 1

 * Bankrupt California Hospital Receives Lifeline From Adventist, Report Says
   Jul 27

 * Covered California to Cut Patient Costs After Democratic Lawmakers Win
   Funding From Gov. Newsom Jul 27

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California Healthline (CHL) is a free daily news service of the California
Health Care Foundation, published independently by KFF Health News.


MORE FROM THE MIDWEST BUREAU

 * In Wisconsin, Women’s Health Care Is Constricted by an 1849 Law. These
   Doctors Are Aghast. Jul 28

 * New Weight Loss Drugs Carry High Price Tags and Lots of Questions for Seniors
   Jul 25

 * Mental Health Respite Facilities Are Filling Care Gaps in Over a Dozen States
   Jul 11

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MORE FROM THE MOUNTAIN STATES

 * ‘Conscience’ Bills Let Medical Providers Opt Out of Providing a Wide Range of
   Care 5:00 AM EDT

 * Home Sweet Parking Lot: Some Hospitals Welcome RV Living for Patients,
   Families, and Workers Jul 27

 * Doctors Created a Primary Care Clinic as Their Former Hospital Struggled Jul
   21

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MORE FROM THE SOUTHERN BUREAU

 * Black Women Weigh Emerging Risks of ‘Creamy Crack’ Hair Straighteners Aug 1

 * Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records and Bill You for Their
   Care Jul 31

 * To Protect a Mother’s Health: How Abortion Ban Exemptions Play Out in a
   Post-‘Roe’ World Jul 31

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COLUMNISTS

Navigating Aging

NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS CARRY HIGH PRICE TAGS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS FOR SENIORS

By Judith Graham
Asking Never Hurts

RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION IS A JOURNEY. THERE’S NO ONE-AND-DONE SOLUTION.

By Bernard J. Wolfson
HealthBent

ABORTION BANS ARE DRIVING OFF DOCTORS AND CLOSING CLINICS, PUTTING BASIC HEALTH
CARE AT RISK

By Julie Rovner


NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL

 * Mujeres negras sopesan riesgos emergentes de alisadores para el cabello
   “adictivos” Aug 1

 * A un año del lanzamiento de la línea 988, ¿Funciona? ¿Qué desafíos enfrenta?
   Jul 26

 * ¿Cuánto costará la píldora anticonceptiva de venta libre? ¿La cubrirán los
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 * En las personas mayores, un poco de sobrepeso no es tan malo Jul 17

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